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Ricky Rubio; top draft in the NBA?

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98719.27 in reply to 98719.20
Date: 8/30/2009 4:31:19 PM
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The only problem is that with the actual contract,Rubio had to pay 5 milion $ to go in a bad team like Minnesota...and he is so young that also with other two years in Europe he will arrive in Nba when he'll have just 21 years

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98719.28 in reply to 98719.27
Date: 8/30/2009 5:59:08 PM
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Yeah, I understand that. I'm not sure anyone understands Minnesota's strategy other than to cut costs.

Steve
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98719.29 in reply to 98719.28
Date: 9/1/2009 11:02:21 AM
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Ricky finally prefers to stay in his homecountry, Catalonia, so he'll sign with FC Barcelona. He feels that Minnesota is not the right franchise to land right now (afraid of the f...cold?)
After 2 seasons he might consider again NBA (he's 19 yo)

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98719.30 in reply to 98719.29
Date: 9/2/2009 1:33:19 AM
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I am sure the $5 mil instead of $500k had something to do with it too. :)

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98719.31 in reply to 98719.30
Date: 9/2/2009 9:57:52 AM
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Minnesota offered the 500k in cash, as regulated, and other legal compensations for a total value c.a. 4Milion

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98719.32 in reply to 98719.31
Date: 9/2/2009 11:43:52 AM
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From the AP wire:

NBA guidelines limit the amount of money Minnesota could have contributed to Rubio's buyout at $500,000. Kahn said a package of endorsement deals and sponsorships had helped make the NBA deal attractive enough for Rubio and Joventut to enter into an agreement on Saturday.

"They could only put half a million into it, and I think that the deal with Minnesota had too many obstacles," Rubio said.


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98719.33 in reply to 98719.32
Date: 9/3/2009 2:19:24 PM
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Rubio = Chicken. Can't play against the best, fear he'd be discover as a fraud!

Steve
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98719.34 in reply to 98719.33
Date: 9/3/2009 4:14:35 PM
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I think this is to tough. ACB and Euroleague is not as far as you might think from NBA....specially from certain teams.
He has plenty of time to show his skills....he might a fraud or a good player...in 5years we can have a better idea.

I remember a really young Milicic "facing the best" ending up completely lost. I remember Pau Gasol being much tough mentally fighting for a position (Memphis was quite a goo place to obtain an starter spot), ending up as a franchise player......and many, many US that seemed to be stars....just smashed on a wall.

We can just give opinions, make forecasts...but I think people might respect a decision, an important one with 19 yo + looser franchise (europeans hate playing with looser teams)

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Date: 9/3/2009 7:33:13 PM
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I think this is to tough. ACB and Euroleague is not as far as you might think from NBA....specially from certain teams.


This is a common belief outside of the USA. I expect it is about as accurate as saying US Futbol is not as far from Top Euroleague as you might think.




We can just give opinions, make forecasts...but I think people might respect a decision, an important one with 19 yo + looser franchise (europeans hate playing with looser teams)


Nobody like to play for a loser, even in the USA! hehe

Especially in Basketball, where there are only 12 players per team, a team's ability to win is based on its parts. So if you are a great player, you should believe that the team will stop losing so much with your arrival.

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98719.36 in reply to 98719.33
Date: 9/4/2009 2:19:51 PM
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Two years in Europe=more fundamentals for him
When he'll arrive in NBA,he will shock many american people who still think that only in Usa born good basketball players,except for some atipical player

Last edited by Steve Karenn at 9/4/2009 2:20:34 PM

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98719.37 in reply to 98719.36
Date: 9/6/2009 3:46:44 PM
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What are you even talking about.

When have you ever heard an American say that good players are only born in America?

I'm not American and even I think that statement was ridiculous.

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